## The Bahamas: Technical Assistance Report-Report on External Sector Statistics Virtual Mission (March 10–14, 2025)

_Technical Assistance Reports, July 9, 2025_

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [The Bahamas: Technical Assistance Report-Report on External Sector Statistics Virtual Mission (March 10–14, 2025)](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/technical-assistance-reports/issues/2025/07/09/the-bahamas-technical-assistance-report-report-on-external-sector-statistics-virtual-568407)

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: July 9, 2025
- Series: Technical Assistance Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229016667.019

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### Mission overview
- A virtual technical assistance (TA) mission on external sector statistics (ESS) was conducted to the Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBB).
- The mission was part of the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) work program on ESS.
- Mission dates: March 10–14, 2025.
- Publication date on landing page: July 9, 2025.

### Objectives and focus
- Improve source data and compilation techniques for producing the balance of payments (BOP).
- Assist the Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBB) in finalizing the compilation of the international investment position (IIP) statistics.
- Align BOP and IIP compilation with the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, sixth edition (BPM6).

### Core substantive areas covered
- Balance of payments
- Economic and financial statistics
- Exports
- External position
- External sector statistics
- Financial services
- Foreign direct investment
- International investment position
- International trade
- Offshore financial centers

### Keywords and topical terms (as provided)
- Bahamas investment authority
- balance of payments and international investment position statistics.
- BOP compiler
- BOP of The Bahamas
- Caribbean
- Exports
- External sector statistics
- Foreign direct investment
- free trade zone
- heads of agreement
- IMF's Statistics Department
- International investment position
- Offshore financial centers
- portfolio investment survey
- positions Derived
- Research Department of the CBB
- resident-to-resident transaction
- The Bahamas

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